Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-04-16
4 HEALTHY OLD AGE.
The Longevity of the Human Race 1
 Everywhere Increasing.

The Longevity of the Human Race Is
 Everywhere Increasing.
 EWhat are my views of longevityi' re peated Health Officer Wight to a reporter as he sat in his office smoking his pipe. It is a fact that longevity has greatly increased within the last quarter of a century becauss of the increased sanitation all over the cOun- try. England led of several years ago; then the United States followed, and now Ger many is next. The effective government of Germany Is introducing sanitation in a Scien- tiic manner, and Is strictly enforcing it It is a fact that the mortality fin the German army is less than one-half as much as in tho Russian, and it is owing solely 10 better sani- tation. There has also been great decrease in the mortality rate of sailors, owing tc the better sanitation of ships. Owing to sanita- tion the average death rate of London is about g in ,O0o per annum, while in St Petersburg it IS 4G. In New York 1t is nearly SO. owing to the most densely populated tene- rnent quarter. where the prOprietors of the houses have resisted sanitation. In New York part of the city is more densely populated than anywhere else in the world.
 In what portion ot the United states Is longevity the most nOticeahlef'
 Longevity is most noticeable m the noun .ainOus regions Of North Carolina and Iennes- .ec. How do account for iti By the extreme healthiness of the climate and the sIarseness of fhabitatiOns. There is a certain ratio bet''cen the population Der square mile and mortality. Other things beiug equal, where hahltatlon is densest there is the heaviest death rate. Not only does the public sanitation Of the health department gradually decreasc the death rate, but the great diffusion of sanitary knowledSs among the people has tendency in tEe same direction 4 wise and conscientious sanitar- ian never misses the opportunity to teach ths people inc laws Of health through.the pres, and it is a most interesting feet that the ss-cu- lar press everywhere in this country IS glad to receive and publish rational sanitary G.S- cussionS The number of journals devoted Co the discussion of public health Is increasing and the medical profession is paving more and more attention to the prevention of dis eas.s us well as their cure
 -What race, as a rule, Is the longest hveIi
 -The Hebrews
 -In the United States do the white or black live the longest9
 The mortality s very much heavier among the blacks than the whites in all the southern cities. Sometimes it k double. The colored people are more prolific, and de earlier
 To what do you believe Is due the longey- ity of the Hebrcwsr
 They use greater care in the consumption of meat All animals killed for food among them must be examinei by an expert rabbi. and if any of the vital organs of the animal appear diseased the meat is condemned, and it Is not used by Hebrews for food.
 "The majority of eases wherein colored peo- ole are often said to De so old are untrue continued the doctor They undoubtedly think they are Us old as they claim, but it is because they have not the facts upon which to base their age But even if they were as old zs they claim, it would not make the longevity of the race longer. The fact Is, 1t is short. r-netroit Tribune.